[TenTec] Radio Science + QSK = Radar

[GARY HUBER]

Hi Tom,

I'm not an "Old Crow".... or at least I don't think so. My ECM - ECCM operator status was with US ARMY Nike Hercules RADAR operations. I also was a RADAR Tracking Supervisor and HiPAR (High Power Acquisition Radar) Supervisor. I spent a lot of time "playing" with B-52 ECM - ECCM operators back in 1968 as they tested our Chicago, Gary, Milwaukee Air Defense Network. Range gate steal! Long pulse, short pulse, slew "A", switch magnetron! Repeat!

Best regards,
Gary - AB9M
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  From: CATFISHTWO at aol.com<mailto:CATFISHTWO at aol.com> 
  To: tentec at contesting.com<mailto:tentec at contesting.com> 
  Sent: Tuesday, January 03, 2006 2:31 PM
  Subject: Re: [TenTec] Radio Science + QSK = Radar





  Its nice to meet another Old Crow, on the reflector. I did 8 years in the  
  U.S.A.F. in ECM repair, everything from B-52's  to F100s, F4c, weasels, and  the 
  odd  stuff we still can't talk about.. ECM , where Jam It takes on a  whole 
  new meaning.  
   
  tom N6AJR
   
  In a message dated 1/3/2006 7:12:52 A.M. Pacific Standard Time,  
  glhuber at msn.com<mailto:glhuber at msn.com> writes:

  When the  Soviets were running OTHR in the amateur bands, (which used the HF 
  echo to  "see" targets) I used QSK CW dits to synchronize with their OTHR 
  pulse timing  and jam their "B" scopes. As a former Radar Electronics 
  Counter-Measures and  Electronics Counter-Counter-Measures operator, I knew it was simply 
  a matter  of transmitting a signal of about the same frequency, duration, and 
  slightly  stronger than their "return" to confuse their operators. By setting 
  my keyer  speed so that I did not hear their pulse while QSK at 100 W and by 
  calling  HH5HH with the beam pointed at the strongest OTHR signal, I'd usually 
  hear  them go QRT or find someplace else to play. Calling HH5HH QSK at the 
  OTHR  pulse rate worked well until the Soviets started using digital signal  
  processing, then it became a "overload signal game" with less apparent success  in 
  forcing them to QSY or QRT.

  By the way my RADAR set back then was a  Ten-Tec OMNI-D.... 

  Best regards,
  Gary -  AB9M
  CSM(r)G.L.Huber




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